Judge Refuses to Dismiss Letterman Extortion Case

January 19, 2010

Credit: John Paul Filo/CBS

The CBS producer who is accused of trying to blackmailDavid Letterman lost another battle in court.

A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss the criminal case against Robert Halderman, who allegedly attempted to extort $2 million dollars from the talk show host in October with incriminating details about his affairs with female staffers.

Halderman had asked the judge to dismiss the case back in November. His lawyer had said it was just a "hard-driven" business deal to sell rights to a screenplay inspired by Letterman's sexually-charged workplace.